Social Engineering Pt1

Protecting networks, computers and programs from attack, damage and unauthorised access

• Cyber security
• Unpatched software
• Trojan
• Spyware
• Virus

A cyber attack designed to manipulate people to give out private or confidential information

• Social engineering
• Unauthorised access
• Cyber attack
• Cyber security
• Unpatched software

The social engineering attack of obtaining a PIN or password by watching someone type it in, also called Shoulder Surfing

• Shouldering
• Social engineering
• Unauthorised access
• Cyber attack
• Cyber security

Also called "pretexting", creating a scenario to encourage the victim to divulge information, e.g. "my boss is on the phone he needs his password now!"

• Blagging
• Phishing
• Shouldering
• Social engineering
• Unauthorised access

Malicious software such as viruses, trojans and spyware

• Malware
• Hacker
• Blagging
• Phishing
• Shouldering

A piece of malware that replicates when its host file is executed

• Virus
• Access rights
• Default password
• Weak password
• Pharming

A type of malware that secretly steals data and sends it to an attacker

• Spyware
• Virus
• Access rights
• Default password
• Weak password

A program disguised as a harmless application that installs malware, can often include a backdoor

• Trojan
• Spyware
• Virus
• Access rights
• Default password

Social engineering takes advantage of which weakness in a system?

• The User

• The Network

• The Password

• The Software

Which of the following is not a social engineering technique?

• Blagging

• Hacking

• Phishing

• Shouldering